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The Alltech World Equestrian Games are galloping towards us, I was reminded last week, with less than thirty days to the opening ceremony. The official press release I received announced that there are 162 riders nominated for Endurance, representing 32 countries in total. …

You may wonder how endurance riders celebrate an important milestone like making the short list for the 2010 World Equestrian Games team. Well, according to Heather Reynolds’ blog, Jan Worthington suggested popcorn and whiskey. That’s for the riders, I think. The horses get a bit of a rest before going on to Kentucky to acclimate before the games begin. …

The winners of the 2010 Tevis Cup are John Crandell and Heraldic. They pulled far ahead at the beginning, along with Shannon Constanti on Bold Greyson and Rachel Shackleford on Cody. At the end, Bold Greyson was only a few lengths behind Heraldic – even though Crandell said to Todd Mordhorst of the Auburn Journal, “In the end, probably Heraldic could have gone on forwards, but we didn’t need to, so it was nice to ride together the whole way.” …

You might remember Susan O’Hara-Bates’ quest to ride the Pacific Crest Trail last year for Groom Elite. While she did reach the Canadian border, she ended up having to skip parts of Oregon and Washington because of the approach of winter weather that makes the Northern portion of the trail hazardous. …

“I’m like a duck, calm above the water and paddling madly underneath,” said Darolyn Butler about her state of mind on Friday, June 25th. …

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